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O2 launches Fair deal to give customers just that
Old and new customers to be treated alike 25 January 2007 17:54 GMT
O2 has taken the brave step of offering all its customers a Fair Deal. From today any existing O2 customers, be they Pay and Go or on a contract, will be given the same handsets and tariffs as new customers when they come to upgrade – as well as being rewarded with O2 Treats...
CES 2007: Motorola and Warner Music partner for multimedia offering
Companies plan to offer pre-loaded content and more 9 January 2007 2:37 GMT
Motorola has announced that it is teaming up with Warner Music to form a global strategic partnership to create new music-based products and experiences for the mobile platform.

This agreement marks the first time a music company and handset manufacturer have...
DSG say mobile phone operators to benefit most from digital switchover
Thinks it will end any prospect of free-to-air HD programming in the UK 5 January 2007 15:00 GMT
John Clare, the chief executive of the parent company that owns Dixons, Curry's and PC World has outlined his concerns about the proposed auction of the publicly owned spectrum that will be released as a result of the forthcoming digital switchover process in the UK.
Ofcom to sell off parts of the radio spectrum
Hopes it will lead to widespread adoption of new technologies 12 December 2006 11:07 GMT
Ofcom has announced that it will sell of parts of the radio spectrum for use with new technologies that will hopefully spur on the development of new devices.

The auctions will take place by the end of next year, and will distribute 215MHz of the spectrum to...
No link between cancer and mobile phone usage
Large study finds no increased risk in those who use mobile phones 6 December 2006 15:04 GMT
According to a new study by Danish researchers, mobile phone use does not increase your risk of developing cancer.

The study is one of the largest into the subject, and surveyed over 420,000 mobile phone users, of which more than 56,000 had been using mobiles...
easyMobile closes down its pay-as-you-go operations
Danish telecom backer decides its not profitable enough 14 November 2006 12:55 GMT
After 2 years of operation, easyMobile, part of the same group as easyJet, is closing its doors.

The mobile service providers are stopping service on 13 December because TDC, a Danish telecom company, has withdrawn from the UK market, thereby forcing easyGroup...
EC finds roaming charges put people off using mobiles abroad
10% of Brits don't switch their mobiles on abroad 7 November 2006 17:57 GMT
Europeans aren’t picking up their mobiles to make calls when they’re travelling because of the outrageously high cost of roaming fees, according to a new study by the EC.

Surprisingly, only 8% of those survey turn their mobile off when abroad, while 7% don’t...
Sony Ericsson hosts tennis in the dark
Watch WTA players battle it out on the tennis court in pitch black 1 November 2006 17:14 GMT
Sony Ericsson’s marketing team are going all-out on this one. The company is bringing Night Tennis to the masses for free during the 5-day Sony Ericsson Championships for the WTA tour in Madrid.

The night club event plays host to DJs Darren Emerson and Groove...
Vodafone Family offers free calls for £5 a month
Unlimited calling between four to six people for just £5 per group 31 October 2006 13:50 GMT
Vodafone UK is offering customers a Family plan for free calling between four to six mobiles for £5 a month.

On person in a group pays the £5 a month, and all calls to three other nominated Vodafone customers are then free within the group. Vodafone caps the...
The Carphone Warehouse to offer new service, MyMobileLife
Sign up for free instant messaging via your mobile 30 October 2006 14:52 GMT
The Carphone Warehouse has inked a deal with Reporo, a company that offers free texting and other services to its members, to launch a new Java-based service called MyMobileLife.

It offers a wide range of free services, including IM and chat through your mobile...
Heavy mobile phone usage and male infertility linked in study
In a new study, men who use their phone the most have the fewest sperm 25 October 2006 17:55 GMT
A new medical study has shown a correlation between low sperm count and high mobile phone usage, suggesting that mobile phone usage could affect male fertility.

A team led by Ashok Agarwal at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio found that out of 361 infertility patients,...
O2 customers to receive calls for free in Spain
Small monthly fee gives users free incoming calls 18 October 2006 11:50 GMT
O2 is rolling out a new service called “high roamer” under its My Europe set of tariffs that lets UK mobile phone users receive calls abroad at no charge.

At launch, customers can only benefit from this service when travelling in Spain, but the plan is to add...
Vodafone launches Small Business Plan
Free calls between company mobiles and landlines 16 October 2006 11:57 GMT
Vodafone has announced a new pricing plan for small businesses to coincide with its sponsorship of the new Sky program, The Big Idea.

The Small Business plan is a new plan that starts at £22 per month, and allows business mobiles to share minutes. It also includes...
T-Mobile Street Check offers UK wide signal strength details
Can you get reception here? 4 October 2006 9:57 GMT
The days of waving your mobile phone around in the air trying to get a signal may be gone forever as T-Mobile launches a new service today.

Continuing its move to be as transparent as possible, T-Mobile has launched a new service today which one spokesman claimed...
Robbie Williams fans to use 430,000 minutes of calltime over five concerts
More strange statistics from T-Mobile 13 September 2006 16:27 GMT
Hot on the heels of T-Mobile’s last fascinating insight into the mobile phone calling habits of Brits abroad comes its latest study of human behaviour at this week’s Robbie Williams concerts.

The stunning fact is that Robbie Williams fans are expected to spend...
T-Mobile to offer TrafficTV app on BlackBerry devices
Make driving that little bit easier 13 September 2006 11:50 GMT
T-Mobile’s BlackBerry customers can now load TrafficTV on their devices in order to get realtime information on road and traffic conditions when they’re on the move.

RIM and mxData have teamed up to offer the TrafficTV mobile application on the latest devices,...
T-Mobile research shows holidaying Brits call home to brag about late-night exploits
Slightly strange statistics from the mobile phone network 7 September 2006 17:46 GMT
Young Brits on holiday like to brag about their exploits late at night as soon as they’re underway, new analysis from T-Mobile suggests.

The research, which simply counts logged calls, texts, and MMS messages, is part of T-Mobile’s growing effort to use the data...
Vodafone launches new price plan to challenge T-Mobile
Your Price Plan and Your Extras launched to woo back customers 2 September 2006 10:29 GMT
Vodafone has announced a new pricing structure for its monthly contract customers called "Your Price Plan" and "Your Extras".

In an attempt to compete with T-Mobile Flex Tariff, the company has launched a flexible pricing structure based around giving its users...
Sony Ericsson hint at using Wega brand for mobile phones
Next brand in line after Walkman and Cyber-shot 31 August 2006 6:18 GMT
Sony Ericsson has hinted at using Sony's WEGA television branding for its mobile phones geared towards watching television.

"We have plans", Rikko Sakaguchi, Senior Vice President of Product and Application Planning told Pocket-lint at a press conference in...
Ryanair passangers to get mobile phone coverage in flight
Take a call at 35,000ft 31 August 2006 0:07 GMT
Ryanair, Europe's largest low fares airline, will be fitted with new technology that will allow customers to make calls via their mobile phone mid-flight.

The system will be fitted across the company's entire fleet of more than 200 Boeing 737 aircraft.
Orange offers new plans that include unlimited calls or texts
But only to customers on 18-month contracts 23 August 2006 10:49 GMT
Orange is upgrading its animal plans to give unlimited calls and texts to users with 18-month contracts of £35 per month or more.

Orange’s animals are supposed to guide customers to the right plan depending on how they use their phone.

The Dolphin...
Cameraphone usage on the up and up
More users are photo messaging 7 August 2006 16:58 GMT
Mobile phone market analyst company M:Metric has reported that cameraphone ownership and usage is steadily increasing.

In the US, photo messaging has increased by 32% since February; in France, it’s gone up 20%; and in the UK, 16%.

Fifty per cent...
T-Mobile bring web'n'walk to pay-as-you-go customers
Unlimited access from £1 a day 1 August 2006 12:27 GMT
T-Mobile has opened up its web'n'walk internet service to its pay-as-you-go handset customers today hoping to draw in more users.

The announcement, designed to open up the mobile internet to everyone, will give T-Mobile pay-as-you-go customers the ability to...
Mobile phone industry promises to lock stolen mobiles quickly
New measures are aimed at reducing mobile phone theft 28 July 2006 10:50 GMT
The mobile phone industry is taking steps to make mobile phone theft less attractive to criminals by creating a charter promising to block at least 80% of phones within 48 hours of their being reported stolen or missing.

Last week it was reported that there has...
LG goes tactile with VibeTonz deal
Rumble in the jungle 26 July 2006 12:39 GMT
The next mobile phones from LG are likely to rumble following a deal with Immersion and LG Electronics.

The company behind the technology that makes the PlayStation2 controllers rumble, has just announced a new partnership with the fourth largest mobile handset...